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<h1 class="topictitle1">Managing Informix/GBase 8s Copies</h1>
<div><p>This section describes operations that you can perform on copies on the <span>OceanProtect</span>.</p>
<p>Log in to the management page and choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text751371311271"><strong>Explore</strong></span> &gt; <span id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text55131513142712"><strong>Copy Data</strong></span> &gt; <span id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839142377_text1637173717498"><strong>Databases</strong></span> &gt; Informix/GBase 8s</b></span> to go to the Informix/GBase 8s instance copy page.</p>
<ul><li>Click <strong>Copies</strong> to perform operations by copy.<p><a href="#informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392">Table 1</a> describes the related operations.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001090712911_table51069596392" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 1 </b>Operations on Informix/GBase 8s copies</caption><colgroup><col style="width:21.3%"><col style="width:47.3%"><col style="width:31.4%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" id="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.1"><p>Operation</p>
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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.1 "><div class="p">Performing manual archiving<div class="note" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_note1993101364115"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_en-us_topic_0000001792344090_p1816719214566">Only 1.6.0 and later versions support this function.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to manually archive copies to the archive storage.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Only full backup copies as well as their replication copies and cascaded replication copies can be manually archived.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target copy, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; Manual Archive</b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Modifying a copy retention policy</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to modify the retention period of a copy.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>The new retention period of a copy starts from the time when the modification takes effect.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target copy, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Modify Retention Policy</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
<p>You can set the retention period to be permanent or to <em>xx</em> days, <em>xx</em> weeks, <em>xx</em> months, or <em>xx</em> years.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Deleting a copy</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to delete an unneeded or unusable copy to free up storage space.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<ul><li>Before deleting a copy, ensure that the copy is no longer used for restoration.</li><li>Only copies in the <span class="uicontrol"><b>Invalid</b></span> or <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>Normal</strong></span></b></span> status can be deleted.</li><li>If a backup set has multiple copies, the latest copy cannot be deleted.</li><li>If a resource has multiple copies and only one full replication copy, the full replication copy cannot be deleted.</li><li>Copies generated by log backup cannot be deleted.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.3 "><div class="p">In the row of the target copy, choose <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b1834211431759">More</strong> &gt; <span id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_text1659218118342"><strong>Delete</strong></span>. Alternatively, select the copies to be deleted and click <span id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_text7770103919243"><strong>Delete</strong></span> above the table.<div class="note" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_note172661250175414"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_p15266165085416">For 1.6.0 and later versions, to forcibly delete the copy data in the database after copy deletion fails, select <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b1328431132218">Forcibly delete the copy data upon deletion failure</strong> in the displayed dialog box.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Performing reverse replication or cascaded replication on replication copies</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.3%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enabled you to replicate a replication copy to the source end for data restoration or replicate a replication copy to another cluster for remote disaster recovery (DR).</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Before performing reverse replication, delete the backup copies corresponding to the replication copies from the source end. Otherwise, the replication will fail.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.4%" headers="mcps1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1.3 "><div class="p">In the row of the target replication copy, choose <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b27822552514">More</strong> &gt; <span id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_text191285272345"><strong>Replicate</strong></span>. Configure copy replication parameters.<ol id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_ol15113142311175"><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li0113202310179">Select <span class="uicontrol" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_uicontrol1611634014176"><b>Replication Target Cluster</b></span>.<ul id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_ul2991182216"><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li3998812219">If <span class="uicontrol" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_uicontrol630794164212"><b>Replication Target Cluster</b></span> is the source cluster, reverse replication is performed.</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li1419217379216">If <span class="uicontrol" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_uicontrol118058437428"><b>Replication Target Cluster</b></span> is another cluster, cascaded replication is performed.</li></ul>
</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li8112182510382">For 1.6.0 and later versions, select <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b643413469142">Replication Target User</strong>.</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li83719248152">For 1.6.0 and later versions, enter the password of the replication target user and click <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b666072914152">Authenticate</strong>.</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li222198163919">Set <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b8526141221619">Specify Target Location</strong> for replication.</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li1564916443171">Set the copy retention period.</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li6696135771714">Enable or disable deduplication and compression.<p id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_p325810594214"><a name="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li6696135771714"></a><a name="en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li6696135771714"></a>You are advised to enable these functions to improve replication efficiency.</p>
</li><li id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_li3458142216186">Enable or disable the job failure alarm function.</li></ol>
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</li><li>Click <strong>Resources</strong> to perform operations by resource.<p><a href="#informix-0058__table5483433142315">Table 2</a> describes the related operations.</p>

<div class="tablenoborder"><a name="informix-0058__table5483433142315"></a><a name="table5483433142315"></a><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" id="informix-0058__table5483433142315" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><caption><b>Table 2 </b>Operations related to replication copies</caption><colgroup><col style="width:21.32%"><col style="width:47.339999999999996%"><col style="width:31.34%"></colgroup><thead align="left"><tr><th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1"><p>Operation</p>
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<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2"><p>Description</p>
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<th align="left" class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" id="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3"><p>Navigation Path</p>
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<tbody><tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Creating protection for replication copies</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to periodically replicate or archive replication copies.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>Locate the row that contains the target resource, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Protect</strong></span></b></span>, and associate a replication SLA or an archive SLA to replicate or archive replication copies.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Modifying the SLA associated with replication copies</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to modify the SLA associated with replication copies.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row that contains the target resource, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Modify Protection</strong></span></b></span> to associate a new SLA with the replication copy.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Removing protection for replication copies</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>You can remove the protection plan if the replication copies no longer need to be protected. After removal, the system cannot protect these replication copies.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target resource, choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Remove Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Activating protection for replication copies</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>After the protection plan for replication copies is disabled, you can enable it again. Then, the system protects replication copies based on the protection plan.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Activate Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Disabling protection for replication copies</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to disable a protection plan when periodic protection on the replication copies is not required. After the protection plan is disabled, the system does not execute automatic protection jobs of these replication copies.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Disable Protection</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><p>Performing manual replication for a replication copy</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to replicate a replication copy immediately.</p>
<p><strong>Note</strong></p>
<p>Before performing this operation, ensure that a replication copy-based SLA has been created for the current resource and the SLA is a replication SLA.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>Choose <span class="uicontrol"><b><span><strong>More</strong></span> &gt; <span><strong>Manually Replicate</strong></span></b></span>.</p>
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<tr><td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="21.32%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.1 "><div class="p">Modifying the owner<div class="note" id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_note6966434109"><span class="notetitle"> NOTE: </span><div class="notebody"><p id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_en-us_topic_0000001792344090_p1816719214566_1">Only 1.6.0 and later versions support this function.</p>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="47.339999999999996%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.2 "><p><strong>Scenario</strong></p>
<p>This operation enables you to modify the owner of a resource and all its copies and switch the quota occupied by the copies to the new owner.</p>
<div class="p"><strong>Note</strong><ul><li>Only the system administrator has the permission to modify the owner.</li><li>The owner can be changed only to a user of the <strong>Data Protection Administrator</strong> or custom role.</li><li>After the owner of a resource is modified, all information about the resource will not be displayed under the original owner.</li></ul>
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<td class="cellrowborder" valign="top" width="31.34%" headers="mcps1.3.3.2.3.2.4.1.3 "><p>In the row of the target resource, choose <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b13543171104419">More</strong> &gt; <strong id="informix-0058__en-us_topic_0000001839143185_b14494164121817">Modify Owner</strong>.</p>
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